Conor McGregor stepped into the octagon at “UFC 194” with gold already slung over his shoulder. However, just the interim champion at the time, he successfully challenged Jose Aldo for his featherweight title to become the undisputed champion. It was been over eight months since he won the championship, and he has yet to return to the featherweight division a single time. Instead, he threw down at welterweight with Nate Diaz for his next contest and will once again return to 170 at “UFC 202”.

Win, lose, or draw, McGregor will be heading back to the featherweight division to defend his belt after “UFC 202”. White addressed the matter on Friday morning and McGregor has since caught wind of White’s statement. McGregor responded during his open workout by saying:

“I read that, we’ll see. There’s a lot to still happen yet. I’m going to go in there, to face this man (Diaz), do what I know I can do and put him away and then we’ll see.”

“They’re (the rest of the division) praying I don’t come back. Tell me one time I didn’t make weight. I made championship weight when I didn’t have to. I am the featherweight world champion. The guy I KO’d in seconds is the interim, I am leaps and bounds ahead of that division.”